- Atlanta Falcons RB Devonta Freeman has stated that he wants elite money for the position, and Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff said on SiriusXM’s Schein on Sports that he is confident a long-term deal will get done.
- Only three HBs have finished in the top 25 in both run and receiving grade for the last two seasons: Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell, Buffalo’s LeSean McCoy, and Freeman.
- Bell and McCoy are set to be the highest and second-highest paid HBs in 2017.
- After finishing the 2015 season ranked 20th in overall grade, Freeman improved to No. 10 in 2016.
